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The effects of intracoronary brachytherapy on the natural history of postangioplasty dissections

^a Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
^b Department of Cardiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
^c Novoste Corporation, Norcross, Georgia, USA

View larger version (158K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 A clear dissection plane is noted (arrowhead) in this image six months’ postangioplasty and irradiation, demonstrating nonresolution of the dissection.

View larger version (68K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 A large dissection is noted in the immediate postangioplasty image (arrowheads) (A). The matched site at six-month follow-up demonstrates complete resolution of the dissection plane with some neointimal formation evident (B).